Eleanora Eden on thu 15 dec 05
I also used to calcine some albany slip to add to my chinese blue
slip recipe to make it less expensive. Could add way more that way.
Worked great.
Eleanora
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>Using calcined clays reduced the shrinkage of the
>dry glaze on the surface of the clay, allowing the
>recipe to contain more clay than could normally be
>applied to bisque.
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>It's no big deal to calcine your own. Just put some
>kaolin in a bowl and fire it your next bisque load.
>It doesn't have to go that hot, but it will work OK
>and it's convenient.
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> -Snail
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